Vicmap Vegetation

Vicmap Vegetation

Introduction
Victoria’s vegetation density
Vicmap Vegetation assists users in identifying woody vegetation areas across the state. This will enable customers to assess risk, manage current vegetation and use the cartographic layers. Key customers are utilities, environmental managers, local government, cartographers and Emergency services.

Features include:

Tree density

Product Description
Vicmap Vegetation consists of a Tree Density layer that shows the presence of woody vegetation and has been divided into 3 distinct classes. The density classes show the spatial separation of woody vegetation of dense, medium and scattered. The layer is a seamless and topologically structured data set.

Vicmap Product Sheets provide a full colour, handy brief explanation of Vicmap products with a case study.

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Vicmap Vegetation Product Description v2 (PDF - 340 Kb)

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vicmap Vegetation Data Model Diagram v3.1 (PDF - 37 Kb)

Coverage: Statewide
Currency: 2003 for density, 1995 for other
Scale of Capture: 1:25,000
Coordinates: Native – GDA 94 Lat/Long; others (ie. MGA94 and AMG66) on application
Datum: GDA
Format: Various GIS formats available

Metadata
Metadata provides: custodian, jurisdiction, description (abstract, geographic extent), data currency, access and quality; contact information and date.
View Vicmap Vegetation Metadata

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What's Coming
Vegetation area and Windbreak layers are to be retired. A new Plantation layer is coming.

Technical Contact
john.white@dse.vic.gov.au

This document was last reviewed on 18/09/2007.